hold at bay

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   不让（敌人）接近；防止（问题）恶化

   to prevent an enemy from coming close or a problem from having a bad effect

   I doubt a human could keep her at bay.

   He experimented with many ways to keep it at bay.

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• I doubt a human could keep her at bay.Avengers: Age of Ultron2015
• He experimented with many ways to keep it at bay.Mary Reilly1996
• Back home, I could hold him at bay with a spell or two.The Smurfs2011
• I've talked it over with Hoover, he'll hold McCarthy at bay while you do this with the AEC.Oppenheimer2023
• The mask holds the pain at bay.The Dark Knight Rises2012

在完整场景里学

• 奥本海默2023
  • 大师劝他离开剑桥：leaves a little to be desired（还稍欠火候）
  • 请他执掌研究院：the man for the job（非他莫属）
  • 火车上结识拉比：seek out（主动去寻找）

同一词条的短语

• at bay

习语频道里接下来

• in the blink of an eye
• in the event of
• in the public eye
• not for a minute
• play hard to get
• step out of line
• the ins and outs
• there is more to than meets the eye
• throw under the bus
• what makes tick
• in private
• a world of difference